World's Most Obese Man Celebrated his 43rd Birthday

Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a very short trip outside his house.

In only his third outing in six years, Uribe, sitting on his huge reinforced bed, was dragged outside his garage bedroom and onto the pavement outside his house in Monterrey in northern Mexico. Presents of suckling pig and lamb arrived.

Still weighing the size of three hefty men, Uribe sat on his bed wearing only a bedsheet, drank a beer and chatted to his mother, girlfriend and neighbors in the cool evening air, waiting for a cake.

"I'm happy that it is my birthday," he told reporters interviewing the man who weighed 717 pounds (324 kg) in May after losing 518 pounds (235 kg) since March 2006 on a diet of grapefruits, egg-white omelets, fish, chicken and vegetables.

Uribe is still unable to move his swollen legs and his dream is to walk again and visit the mountainous countryside around Monterrey.

Uribe spent the 1990s eating pizzas and burgers in the United States where he worked as a computer repairman. Addicted to junk food, he eventually tipped the scales at 1,235 pounds (560 kg) back in Mexico, bingeing on greasy tacos.

His bulk made him the world's heaviest man and won him a place in the 2008 edition of the Guinness World Records.

Source : Reuters

Single Horn Unicorn Deer Found at Italy

A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday.

"This is fantasy becoming reality," Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, told The Associated Press. "The unicorn has always been a mythological animal."

The 1-year-old Roe Deer — nicknamed "Unicorn" — was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Tozzi said.

He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns.

Calling it the first time he has seen such a case, Tozzi said such anomalies among deer may have inspired the myth of the unicorn.

The unicorn, a horse-like creature with magical healing powers, has appeared in legends and stories throughout history, from ancient and medieval texts to the adventures of Harry Potter.

"This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this anomaly," he said by telephone. "It's not like they dreamed it up."

Single-horned deer are rare but not unheard of — but even more unusual is the central positioning of the horn, experts said.

"Generally, the horn is on one side (of the head) rather than being at the center. This looks like a complex case," said Fulvio Fraticelli, scientific director of Rome's zoo. He said the position of the horn could also be the result of a trauma early in the animal's life.

Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.

Source : AP

Fastest Medicinal Painting Limca Record by Velue A India

Velu who originally belongs to sculptor and artist family Born on 01-06-1952 at Vennampalli (V), Chittoor Dist., A.P., India. In his childhood, He took great interest in painting and sculpture fields.

He has been winning many awards in the college level. and passed in M.A. (Archeology) in First Division, and passed certificate in higher grade Drawing & Painting from Technical Education Dept., Govt.of A.P. He got best award GOLD medal in All India Art Competition on 1987 at Vellatur, Guntur Dist.,

He has successfully achieved the greatest world record in medicinal paintings in 2002 and his paintings and sculptures are exhibited in major All India Art Competitions held in India and also exhibited his paintings in International events i.e. 4th International Design Competition Osaka, Japan 1989.

He was felicitated Ugadi Purskar Award in the year 2002 and 2008 by the Hon'ble CHIEF MINISTERS, Govt. of A.P. He was honoured and felicitated by the politicians and other high officials as a distinguished veteran artist.

He got many titles (awards) from different cultural and arts organizations. He has been appointed as Syllabus Committee Member of S.V. Traditional Sculpture College, TTD, Tirupati, A.P., India. He got many world records to his credit.

He received Two Limca Book of World Records i .e.

1) Medicine with Art 2007.

2) Most paintings using expired medicines on 2008,He received DOUBLE records in one objictive (GWR paintings)in limca book of records.And Waiting award for FINGER PAINTING from the Limca Book of Records . Yet to receive award for TRIPLE WORLD Records in one objective (painting).

He is the first person to achieved the greatest Triple World Records in India i.e.

1) Most memory in art skills.

2) Fastest painting.

3) Medicinal painting from Guinness World Records, London, UK. He has got rich experience in art and sculpture fields and great artist in A.P., India. Now he is one of the Member in Guinness World Records. He did paintings specializing in medicinal art works, finger paintings, without any copying pictures, without sketches, different arts in fastest paintings in 25 hours and completed 101 paintings. He did the remarkable art works and created a new world records under new category in the art field.

Mr. Velue A., Artist presently working as Dy. Sthapathi, supervising the constructions of temple architecture and sculpture works. Endowments Dept., Hyderabad - 500001, Govt. of A.P., India. Email : eelu1 @ rediffmail.com and a.velu @ yahoo.co.uk